Journalistic work

Kamran Mir Hazar has worked over 10 years as a journalist, news editor and editor-in-chief. In 2004 he has launched Kabul Press which is the most read news website of Afghanistan.[4] In 2005 he has started publishing Hot Tea in Kabul. In 2006 he has worked as news editor for a national radio called Killid. A year after he has worked for Salam Watandar radio, a radio which is supported by Internews.[5]Refugee Face is another website that he has launched in 2011.[6] As a journalist he is also one of The Guardian contributors.[7]

Literary work

Kamran Mir Hazar has published two poetry collections. The first one’s name is Ketab e Mehr and the second one is làhne tonde àsbi dàr ezlâye pàrvâneh shodàn.[14] He has published also a book titled Reading and Writing which is on literary criticism and new generation of Afghanistanliterature.[15] He has attended to several international literary events such as Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam Netherland[16] and the International Poetry Festival of Medellin, Colombia.[17] Kamran Mir Hazar has established Raha Penin 2002.[18] in July 2012, a collection of Kamran Mir Hazar’s poetries have been translated and published in Spanish. This collection is titled Chorro De Ciervos.[19][20] In 2014, a poetry anthology and a collaborative poem titled Poems for the Hazara published by Kamran Mir Hazar. 125 poets from 68 countries have contributed to this book. Book Stream of Deer which is an English version of his poems published in 2014.[21]

Kamran Mir Hazar’s Books

Book Censorship in Afghanistan

Kabulpress’ founder and editor-in-chief’s most recent book, “Censorship in Afghanistan” just published by Norway’s IP Plans e-Books addresses this issue in a thorough manner. Written in the Dari language, it is the first book to explore the systematic suppression of free speech in Afghanistan that has been a feature of its ruling authorities for hundreds of years.

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